Sex at prostitusyon Singapore: Red light districts pokpok, HIV, AIDS, Health, STD danger

Glaiza Robles
is a Stock Broker in Singapore

Legal ang prostitusyon (prostitution) sa Singapore, ngunit bawal ang publikong pangangalakal ng sex (public solicitation) at pag-operate ng negosyo na nagbebenta ng laman o sex (brothels). For our health concern, it is important to avoid transmission and infection of sexually diseases and illnesses.


Sa katotohanan, mayroong mga sex houses na tino-tolerate at mino-monitor ng mga Singapore police. Ang mga patutot (prostitutes) sa Singapore ay rine-require na mag-health check at kailangang may health card. Tulad sa Pilipinas, makikita din ang mga patutot (sex workers) sa mga “massage” o “spa” sa Singapore. Ang pinaka-kilalang red light district (lugar kung saan madaming bars, massage parlors, brothels, tulad ng sa may parte ng Quezon Avenue o sa Roxas Boulevard sa Manila sa Pilipinas) sa Singapore ay nasa Geylang. (Mga malalapit na MRT stations sa Geylang ay ang: Aljunied, Kallang and Paya Kebar MRT stations. Ang Geylang Lorong 1 Bus terminal naman ay nasa Kallang Planning area.)



Ang isa pang lugar kung nasaan madaming mga babaeng mababa ang lipad ay ang Orchard Towers (tinatawag na “Four Floors of Whores” or defined as a woman engaged in promiscuous sexual activity), na ay isang shopping center na maraming mga burikak ang pumupunta at tumatambay. May mga bars din sa Duxton Hill (Malapit sa Singapore Chinatown) ang nagaalok ng sex services.



Maraming mga pinay din sa Lucky Plaza Mall, kung saan maraming mga bars and nasa itaas. Marami ring tumatambay na mga Pilipina doon sa Lucky Plaza (dahil madaming tindahan na pinoy doon) lalo na tuwing linggo, para makipagkita sa mga kaibigan o magpadala ng pera sa Pilipinas (remittance).


Walang mga health checkup ang karamihan sa mga pinay na nagbebenta ng laman sa Singapore, dahil pumupunta sila ng Singapore na kunwari ay short toursist visa lamang (risk of acquiring sexually transmitted diseases, including AIDS, HIV). Noong December 2012, mayroong report na ang isang mayari ng pub at ang kanyang girlfriend ang kinasuhan ng pagiging bugaw ng 14 na Filipino prostitutes na nasa edad na 19-30 years old. Ang sinsasabing pub ay nasa Arab Street, at ang isa pa ay ang Dotcom Oracle sa Orchard Road.


Ang pangunahing dahilan kung bakit nagiging pokpok ang mga pinay sa Singapore (mayroong mga may desenteng trabaho noong nasa Pilipinas sila) ay dahil sa kahirapan. Base sa kwento ng ilang mga babae, ang kinikita nilang komisyon (commission) ay nasa mga $S 6 Singapore dollars para sa bawat ladies’ drink (naghahalaga ng mga S$16 ang bawat ladies’ drink). Kapag naman sasama ang babae sa kliyente sa bars, pwede siya mabayaran ng mga S$200 pataas. Sa mga sex houses/massage parlors/brothels naman, nagkakahalaga ng mga S$50 ang bayad para sa sex.


Pwera sa mga brothels sa red light district, mayroong din mga ibang lugar kung saan makikita ang prostitusyon, tulad ng sa:


1. Internet – may mga internet advertisements kung saan makikita ang mga pictures at profiles ang mga babaeng burikit o nagaalok ng sex. Karaniwang naka-check in sa hotel ang mga ito, at makikipagusap ang kliyente sa agent ng babae, gamit ang tawag sa cellphone o text, at pinaguusapan ang oras at binibigay ang address ng hotel. Pwera sa mga taga Thailand at China, marami ring mga pinay ang gumagawa ng ganito sa Singapore.


2. Mga Prosti sa mga malls o labas ng mga bars o nightclubs - Makikita itong mga babaeng burikit sa mga malls tulad ng Orchard Towers at sa labas ng night clubs. Kapag may dumaraan na mga lalake, inaalok nila ito ng sex. Dahil lantad sila nagaalok, mas delikado silang mahuli kaysa sa mga babaeng nasa massage parlors o mga nag-advertise sa internet.


3. Mga KTV/massage parlors – ang trabaho dapat ng mga masahista ay massage lang dapat, ngunit tulad ng mga nasa Pilipinas, mayroong mga massage parlors kung saan pwedeng makakuha ng “extra service” kapag nagbayad ng dagdag o may “tip” sa babae. Kapag may raid, inaalarma kaagad mga tao sa loob upang makabihis agad at kunwari ay masahe lamang ang ginagawa kapag dating ng mga pulis.


Alam ng mga police ang mga lugar at mga nangyayari sa mga red light district, ngunit unofficially nila pinapayagan ang iilan sa mag ito.



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Glaiza Robles

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Profession: Stock Broker
Singapore , Singapore , Singapore

 

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